Incommensurate

C2 16+

Pronunciation: /ɪnˌkɑmˈɛnʃərɪt/

Definitions of incommensurate

noun a value that is not able to be measured or compared accurately

Example Sentences

A1 The incommensurate sizes of the two boxes made it difficult to stack them together.

A2 The incommensurate goals of the team members led to conflicts within the group.

B1 There was an incommensurate amount of food left over after the party.

B2 The incommensurate distribution of resources among the departments caused tension in the company.

C1 The incommensurate salaries of the employees highlighted the inequality within the organization.

C2 The incommensurate response from the government to the crisis raised concerns among the citizens.

adjective not proportionate; inadequate or insufficient

Example Sentences

A1 The sizes of the two boxes are incommensurate.

A2 The teacher's expectations were incommensurate with the students' abilities.

B1 The salary offered was incommensurate with the level of experience required for the job.

B2 The punishment seemed incommensurate with the crime committed.

C1 The complexity of the issue is incommensurate with the proposed solution.

C2 The artist's talent is incommensurate with his fame in the art world.

Examples of incommensurate in a Sentence

formal The measurements of the two objects were incommensurate, making it difficult to compare them accurately.

informal Their salaries were incommensurate with the amount of work they were expected to do.

slang The prices at that store are totally incommensurate with the quality of their products.

figurative The distance between them seemed incommensurate with the closeness of their relationship.

Grammatical Forms of incommensurate

past tense

incommensurated

plural

incommensurates

comparative

more incommensurate

superlative

most incommensurate

present tense

incommensurates

future tense

will be incommensurate

perfect tense

has been incommensurate

continuous tense

is being incommensurate

singular

incommensurate

positive degree

incommensurate

infinitive

to incommensurate

gerund

incommensurating

participle

incommensurating

Origin and Evolution of incommensurate

First Known Use: 1601 year
Language of Origin: Latin
Story behind the word: The word 'incommensurate' originated from the Latin word 'incommensuratus', which is a combination of 'in-' (not) and 'commensuratus' (measured together).
Evolution of the word: Originally used in mathematics to describe quantities that cannot be expressed as a ratio of integers, the term 'incommensurate' has evolved to also describe things that are disproportionate, incompatible, or not in harmony with each other.